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romney at a private fund raiser has gone public. >> romney, behind closed doors. >> he showed a lot of disdain and contempt for his fellow citizens. >> the poor of this country are just free loaders off society. >> something is wrong in the romney campaign. >> 50 days before the election. >> 50 days to go. >> mitt romney's campaign is now recalibrating. >> a new article depicts a campaign rief with inner turmoil. >> questions about its internal management. >> i've got a terrific campaign. >> the chief strategies stuart stevens. >> cobbled together a speech from scratch. >> republicans are baffled. >> he doesn't seem to be good to me. >> so no changes in your campaign? >> no. >> this race would turn on the economy unless. >> foreign policy is front and center. >> things happen abroad. >> my foreign policy as it relates to the middle east is to stand firmly with our allies. >> i think it's a -- >> i think they're in trouble. >> he's got a problem. >> the candidate needs to take control. >> just 50 zas left until the election. >> 50 days to go. >> he has seven weeks to get things right
romney at a private fund raiser has gone public. >> romney, behind closed doors. >> he showed a lot of disdain and contempt for his fellow citizens. >> the poor of this country are just free loaders off society. >> something is wrong in the romney campaign. >> 50 days before the election. >> 50 days to go. >> mitt romney's campaign is now recalibrating. >> a new article depicts a campaign rief with inner turmoil. >> questions about its...
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perry, romney and huntsman. with respect to the straw ballot, romney was the only one that committed to play. his wife is from orlando. they invested resources. he may overperform. not only did perry create an opening for romney, but may have for huntsman as well. >> who wins the straw vote tomorrow? romney or somebody else? >> i don't know if romney could win it, but he'll finish stronger. he has the strongest relationship with the delegates. he campaigned here actively in 2008. >>> speaking at the c pack conference perry tried damage control. listen. >> as conservatives, we know values and vision matter. it's not who is the slickest candidate or the smoothest debater that we need to elect. we need to elect the candidate with the best record and the best vision for this country. >> well there he is reading his notes, of course. that points so with anybody. can you lose a debate badly and say it didn't matter? >> no. sally is right. a lot of people won't pay attention. >> he's 0 for 3. >> he hasn't been impressi
perry, romney and huntsman. with respect to the straw ballot, romney was the only one that committed to play. his wife is from orlando. they invested resources. he may overperform. not only did perry create an opening for romney, but may have for huntsman as well. >> who wins the straw vote tomorrow? romney or somebody else? >> i don't know if romney could win it, but he'll finish stronger. he has the strongest relationship with the delegates. he campaigned here actively in 2008....
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that's write spent my entire career. >> no reference to romney care. this is of course governor romney's second attempt at the republican nomination lose to go john mccain in 2008. >>> and the twin brothers who claim mark zuckerberg stole their idea will have to make due with a smaller than they hoped for pay day. a federal appeals judge rejected their request for a bigger settlement yesterday. cameron and tyler originally settled their claims for a cash and took deal worth a reported $65 million. but is t but as the value of face back soared, the rowers claim they were misled about the value of those shares. a judge disagreed saying, quote, at some point litigation must come to an end. >>> still ahead on "way too early," players for the dodgers and giants take to the field to address the fans. just a couple of weeks after a san francisco fan was beaten on within an inch of his life in the parking lot at giants stadium. we'll hear their message. >>> plus alan simpson is a plan on fire. the former senator scolds hypocrites in his own party who are, quot
that's write spent my entire career. >> no reference to romney care. this is of course governor romney's second attempt at the republican nomination lose to go john mccain in 2008. >>> and the twin brothers who claim mark zuckerberg stole their idea will have to make due with a smaller than they hoped for pay day. a federal appeals judge rejected their request for a bigger settlement yesterday. cameron and tyler originally settled their claims for a cash and took deal worth a...
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romney arguing they're not correct or he's politicizing. unlike the stimulus or health care and that's why the obama campaign wants to talk to them and romney wants for say this ss off the tler you're mieangn exgmas >>wo dli ds roeyttksherede ams ndngfhe eno ecomreiheitai? he should stick to what he knows? >> he should absolutely stick to the economy. the economy is the main issue for the selection. unless god forbid something bad happen this is in the national security front, it will be the economy. and with unemployment above 8% for three years now, the gdp numbers being awful for this last report coming out last week, mitt romney has to keep going out and they're saying i've been successful in the public and private section tore, this president has not been successful as president 38 back to the auto industry. it's 180,000 jobs later than in 2008. overwhelming majority of those jobs lost were nonunion workers. if you look at the basis of what actually happened with auto bailout, it was really just a deal that he had between the president
romney arguing they're not correct or he's politicizing. unlike the stimulus or health care and that's why the obama campaign wants to talk to them and romney wants for say this ss off the tler you're mieangn exgmas >>wo dli ds roeyttksherede ams ndngfhe eno ecomreiheitai? he should stick to what he knows? >> he should absolutely stick to the economy. the economy is the main issue for the selection. unless god forbid something bad happen this is in the national security front, it...
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. >> why go after romney? are you assuming that when all is said and done that romney is going to be the nominee? >> i don't think we are assuming that. look what's happening with newt gingrich. he continues to struggle to get 75 to 80% to support him. he is running himself as the presumed nominee. he is attacking the president. last week he had a very deceitful ad that he put up attacking the president. and so we are going take the opportunity to do that. >> you seem to be enjoying this so much. look where you are putting this at. should have been a gimmi pot. now are real battlegrounds. >> this effort is bigger than the add. the add is in a number of key states. we're also holding events around the country where the ad is not running. we have got a big campaign. a lot of people are going to show the longer video the brett, andrea, of mitt romney's shape shifting over time is really jaw dropping. there was a story today and change that position for political reason. the well is deep here. >> you're only spend
. >> why go after romney? are you assuming that when all is said and done that romney is going to be the nominee? >> i don't think we are assuming that. look what's happening with newt gingrich. he continues to struggle to get 75 to 80% to support him. he is running himself as the presumed nominee. he is attacking the president. last week he had a very deceitful ad that he put up attacking the president. and so we are going take the opportunity to do that. >> you seem to be...
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mitt romney is uniquely qualified to fix these problems. >> i'm mitt romney, approve this message. >>> the obama campaign this weekend turned to academy award winning actor with some of the best types in the business to deliver their message. >> the president inherits challenges. few have faced so many. four years later, our enemies have been brought to justice. our heroes are coming home. assembly lines are humming again. there are still challenges to meet, children to educate, a middle class to rebuild, but the last thing we should do is turn back now. >> i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> yes, that was morgan freeman. the obama camp is also bringing in more star power, former president clinton and bruce springsteen will team up for a rally in ohio. the boss also expected to stump for the president in iowa. >>> republicans are hammering the obama's handling of the deadly attack of the u.s. consulate in libya. lindsey graham suggested the administration deliberately covered up details. they're trying to sell a narrative that the mideast, the wars are receding and al qa
mitt romney is uniquely qualified to fix these problems. >> i'm mitt romney, approve this message. >>> the obama campaign this weekend turned to academy award winning actor with some of the best types in the business to deliver their message. >> the president inherits challenges. few have faced so many. four years later, our enemies have been brought to justice. our heroes are coming home. assembly lines are humming again. there are still challenges to meet, children to...
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ryan said last night to governor romney was a car guy. well, if they had an elevator stack i guess he was. >> today the campaigning continues the post debate campaigning has already kicked into high gear. >> we're going to level the playing field. it's time to acknowledge what got us into this trouble in the first place. >> the vice president defends the status quo. >> that's a bunch of ma larky. the. >> paul ryan care about each and every american. >> stop caring about how you care about people. show me something. >> the table is now reset. >> with the v.p. debate now over. >> who gets to hit the panic button next? >> with 25 days until the presidential election, the obama re-election campaign is seizing on this statement by paul ryan in last night's debate. >> if the romney/ryan ticket is elected, should those who believe that abortion should remain legal be worried? >> we don't think that unelected judges should make this decision, that people through their elected representatives, in reaching a consensus in society through a democrati
ryan said last night to governor romney was a car guy. well, if they had an elevator stack i guess he was. >> today the campaigning continues the post debate campaigning has already kicked into high gear. >> we're going to level the playing field. it's time to acknowledge what got us into this trouble in the first place. >> the vice president defends the status quo. >> that's a bunch of ma larky. the. >> paul ryan care about each and every american. >> stop...
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, that mitt romney. it's not just sort of a flipflop, flipflop strategy here. it's a real like kind of fundamental concern. >> it's a character issue here. politicians change their minds all the time. in fact, we should respect and trust a little more a politician who will change his or her mind on a core issue. >> if they've learned something. >> abortion, climate change, immigration, gay rights. >> evolving on marriage equality. >> health care. but all of them? that's the problem with mitt romney. he has changed his position on all of those issues. how can you possibly trust that that person who has done all those things, once they get into the oval office will not change their mind again and in a way detrimental to you or to the nation. >> as excited i was about the notion that he was supporting affirmative action and given that he maven gauged in affirmative action policy for women there, that does not mean in any way that he would be supportive of it now. >> i think we should believe mitt romney whe
, that mitt romney. it's not just sort of a flipflop, flipflop strategy here. it's a real like kind of fundamental concern. >> it's a character issue here. politicians change their minds all the time. in fact, we should respect and trust a little more a politician who will change his or her mind on a core issue. >> if they've learned something. >> abortion, climate change, immigration, gay rights. >> evolving on marriage equality. >> health care. but all of them?...
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show them losing ohio, but their internal romney polls show mr. romney specially tied in ohio. at least they show romney inside the margin of error in ohio. but again, they are t releasing this magical internal polling data. they are saying that's what it sa kind of like the summary of mitt romney's tax returns. if it's true they have internal polling data doing great in ohio, just in the interest of their donors, shouldn't they relee those numbers? this isn't a magic thing. al , h an a hypothetical thing. the data for, we can see not only that it in ohio, president obama is up by eight, we can see why president obama is up by eight in ohio. that "washington post" poll out today has other data in it including the fact that 36% of all ohio voters say they hav ccty ob campaign. that contacted by the campaign number is seven points lower in term ls of the romney campaign. the obama campaign is doing it better. threkio vs in ohio. that's making a difference. the hill today reporting that it's not just ohio. the obama campaign has double the nuer of field staff as the romney campaig
show them losing ohio, but their internal romney polls show mr. romney specially tied in ohio. at least they show romney inside the margin of error in ohio. but again, they are t releasing this magical internal polling data. they are saying that's what it sa kind of like the summary of mitt romney's tax returns. if it's true they have internal polling data doing great in ohio, just in the interest of their donors, shouldn't they relee those numbers? this isn't a magic thing. al , h an a...
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romney specially tied in ohio. at least they show romney inside the margin of error in ohio. but again,hey are not releasing this magical internal ey sg 'st ta. sa kind of like the summary of mitt romney's tax returns. if it's true they have internal polling data doing great in ohio, just in the interest of their donors, shouldn't they release those numbers? this isn't a magic thing. al poll, which we can see the data for, we can see not only that it in ohio, president obama is up by eigh we can see why president obama is up by eight in ohio. that "waington post" poll out today has other data in it l oo voters say they have f been contacted by the obama campaign. that contacted by the campaign number is seven points lower in term ls of the romney campaign. the obama campaign is doing it better. they are talking to more voters in ohio. e t reporting that it's not just ohio. the obama campaign has double the number of field staff as the romney campaign and in a number of key swing state, the obama folks have twice the number of field office "t.ameoo at the payroll numbers. they
romney specially tied in ohio. at least they show romney inside the margin of error in ohio. but again,hey are not releasing this magical internal ey sg 'st ta. sa kind of like the summary of mitt romney's tax returns. if it's true they have internal polling data doing great in ohio, just in the interest of their donors, shouldn't they release those numbers? this isn't a magic thing. al poll, which we can see the data for, we can see not only that it in ohio, president obama is up by eigh we...
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>> that's the challenge, you can overcompensate. >> is it 1994 romney, 2004 romney, 2006 romney? >> and i think the answer is, at his core, he's he's a successful businessman. a guy who goes into problem situations in the private sector and fixes it. >> by the way, that's a contrast that they can strike with both their primary opponents and press. >> haley barbour. is this not going to happen? >> i think he's -- >> still more on the fence. >> i talked to him last week. he said that he is very much encouraged by that's happening and is still going that direction. although -- >> we'll see him in new hampshire on thursday. he's not canceling those trips. >> does he know that? careful. >> together in new hampshire. >> south carolina, washington, d.c., new hampshire. >> he is acting like a candidate. going everywhere. >> it's happening again. we're out of time. >> shocker. >> keep on talking. jonathan and -- >> okay. >> we don't have time. coming up next, karl lewis tries competing in a new arena. from sports to politics. where he is running. the list is a mile long. >> now she will p
>> that's the challenge, you can overcompensate. >> is it 1994 romney, 2004 romney, 2006 romney? >> and i think the answer is, at his core, he's he's a successful businessman. a guy who goes into problem situations in the private sector and fixes it. >> by the way, that's a contrast that they can strike with both their primary opponents and press. >> haley barbour. is this not going to happen? >> i think he's -- >> still more on the fence. >> i...
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romney in the first place. now it's a particular mess for the republicans because after the supreme court ruling yesterday, the romney side, the republican side, is saying they're now going to double down on making this year's presidential race all about how awful health reform is. the health reform that's exactly the same as what mitt romney did. the whole basic plan that everybody or at least almost everybody gets health insurance, it's the same thing between the two plans. romney care is already in effect in massachusetts, nearly 100% of massachusetts kids are insured now. 98% of the overall population in the state is insured, and that's what national health reform would try to do too if it gets implemented. the mandate where you have to get health insurance and if you don't, you pay a fee or a tax or whatever you want to call t that's exactly the same in massachusetts as it would be at the federal level. here's mitt romney's aup ed from 2009 saying you have to pay a tax if you choose notç to buy health in
romney in the first place. now it's a particular mess for the republicans because after the supreme court ruling yesterday, the romney side, the republican side, is saying they're now going to double down on making this year's presidential race all about how awful health reform is. the health reform that's exactly the same as what mitt romney did. the whole basic plan that everybody or at least almost everybody gets health insurance, it's the same thing between the two plans. romney care is...
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romney or somebody else? >> i don't know if romney could win it, but he'll finish much stronger than people anticipated he would. he needs to finish second, because he has the strongest relationship with the delegates. he campaigned here actively in 2008. >> let's take a look at the speaking today at the c-pac conference in florida, rick perry tried damage control from last night. let's listen. >> as conservatives, we know that values and vision matter. it's not who is the slickest candidate or the smoothest debater that we need to elect. we need to elect the candidate with the best record and the best vision for this country. >> well there he is reading his notes, of course. there he is. that points with anybody, can you lose a debate badly and say it didn't matter? >> no. you can't say it didn't matter. sally is right. a lot of people won't pay attention. he's had several outings now and he's 0 for 3. >> he hasn't been impressive, yet. which tells me he's not being serious. debate prep is one of the most se
romney or somebody else? >> i don't know if romney could win it, but he'll finish much stronger than people anticipated he would. he needs to finish second, because he has the strongest relationship with the delegates. he campaigned here actively in 2008. >> let's take a look at the speaking today at the c-pac conference in florida, rick perry tried damage control from last night. let's listen. >> as conservatives, we know that values and vision matter. it's not who is the...
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at a debate, romney disagreed with his proponent. . the very thing that the president did. let's watch this exchange. >> i would take that option if i thought there was no other way to crush al-qaeda, no other way to crush the taliban, and no other way to be able to captour irg. >> i think barack obama is confused as to who are our friends and unilaterally our neighbors. which. congressman, i think you and i were grown up. this is exactly the opposite of what he was saying before. now today, given the change in sirmds, he's. he's also made dment to me, these two he supported a president for seven years that was never able to get bin laden. now that president obama has done so and really has decimated al-qaeda as a major threat certainly in south asia. now he's got a different position and he's saying, i would have done the same thing. he doesn't know what he would have done under the circumstances, but the point is, what will he do in the future? president obama is showing what he will do in the future. i do think we're going to have a much smaller military presence, and th
at a debate, romney disagreed with his proponent. . the very thing that the president did. let's watch this exchange. >> i would take that option if i thought there was no other way to crush al-qaeda, no other way to crush the taliban, and no other way to be able to captour irg. >> i think barack obama is confused as to who are our friends and unilaterally our neighbors. which. congressman, i think you and i were grown up. this is exactly the opposite of what he was saying before....
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i thought romney presented him very well. but he had three pentagons on immigration that week alone. he had two positions on his tax cut is that week alone. this is a guy who will say anything he has to say to become the president of the united states and he did a good job of saying these things, but the trouble is there's four weeks to go and you can't go responsible publication that i know of who has said that mitt romney's tax plan adds up, for example. they're totally out of touch with middle class americans and they don't appear to have any plans that aren't completely dependent on however, whatever they have to say to get votes. >> i completely on the so-called scoring of the presidential debate. i can't possibly see how you score a debate a victory by if someone who is just lying their way through it. sister quickly before we go. it was for me an odd question in the debate last night considering it a historic event that we have two catholic candidates. in a country where catholicism is the single largest denomination e
i thought romney presented him very well. but he had three pentagons on immigration that week alone. he had two positions on his tax cut is that week alone. this is a guy who will say anything he has to say to become the president of the united states and he did a good job of saying these things, but the trouble is there's four weeks to go and you can't go responsible publication that i know of who has said that mitt romney's tax plan adds up, for example. they're totally out of touch with...
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romney in the republican primaries. when candidates could count on pt base super hating health reform. >> he is the worst republican in the country to put up against barack obama. >> politically speaking, on health reform, which is what mr. santorum says he was talking about there, rickç santorum is right. the massachusetts plan is exactly the same as what president obama did at the national level on any substantive elements. in nominating mr. romney in the first place, but now it is a particular mess for the republicans because after the supreme court ruling yesterday the romney side, republican side is saying they are now going to double down on making this year's presidential race all about how awful health reform is. the health reform that's exactly the same as what mitt romney did. the whole basic plan that almost everybody gets health insurance. it's the same thing. romney care is already in effect in massachusetts, nearly 100% of kids are insured. 98% of the population is insured. that's what national health re
romney in the republican primaries. when candidates could count on pt base super hating health reform. >> he is the worst republican in the country to put up against barack obama. >> politically speaking, on health reform, which is what mr. santorum says he was talking about there, rickç santorum is right. the massachusetts plan is exactly the same as what president obama did at the national level on any substantive elements. in nominating mr. romney in the first place, but now it...
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the president and mitt romney together at the cmt awards. sort of. and they did co-host so it all worked out for everybody. >>> the wisconsin recall election got the treatment on the colbert report. scott walker's big victory marked a big loss for unions in the state of wisconsin who rallied in protest against the governor's plan to eliminate most collective bargaining rights for public workers in the state. as a result, colbert celebrated what he said is the end of the unions. >> i think this is a repudiation of big, big unions, number one. big labor. >> the unions knew they were losing after 2010. they've thrown everything into this and they are losing. >> this shows the irrelevance of unions. at this point, i've said they are obsolete. >> whoo! we did it! it is the end of unions! whoo! whoo! whoo! whoo! timmy, timmy, we talked about this. where's my balloon drop. >> stephen, a lot of union people work on this show and they're kind of upset. >> is that true? all right. i understand that. i get that. but you lost, okay? so let's be professional abou
the president and mitt romney together at the cmt awards. sort of. and they did co-host so it all worked out for everybody. >>> the wisconsin recall election got the treatment on the colbert report. scott walker's big victory marked a big loss for unions in the state of wisconsin who rallied in protest against the governor's plan to eliminate most collective bargaining rights for public workers in the state. as a result, colbert celebrated what he said is the end of the unions....
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romney's hulk policy. romney smash china. but for all mr. romney is turning green and shredding his shirts with biceps, when it comes to making real decisions about countries in the market place, mr. romney has not been all that big in confrontation in the real world. in his book no apology, president bush's design to stand up against china had done more harm than good. he called president obama's defense of american tire companies bad for the nation. so this is a test. this is an administration that even if you like what they have done has been not that great at chest bumping. rightly or wrongly, it's just stylistically true that they have a hard time getting political credit for things that could and should give them political capital. things from killing bin laden to health reform. the obama administration has a string of policy accomplishments which for whatever the reason, they don't get bragging rights for. and now that president obama's po opponent is going for all the bragging rights he can get. he's barking as loud as he can whether
romney's hulk policy. romney smash china. but for all mr. romney is turning green and shredding his shirts with biceps, when it comes to making real decisions about countries in the market place, mr. romney has not been all that big in confrontation in the real world. in his book no apology, president bush's design to stand up against china had done more harm than good. he called president obama's defense of american tire companies bad for the nation. so this is a test. this is an...
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i think the romney camp is pretty secure. they'd have to have a rogue agent inside their own finance team and i doubt they do. >> thank you. appreciate you being here. up next, how do you think joe walsh responded when someone called him a loose cannon? this is "hardball." the place for politics. here's my morning routine. gotta start the day off right. wardrobe. cute. then new activia breakfast blend. a great way to help start the day. mmm... creamy lowfat yogurt with grains in yummy breakfast flavors, like apple cinnamon. its hearty, with twice the protein of regular lowfat yogurt and helps regulate your digestive system. our morning routines are important, aren't they? new activia breakfast blend. you'll inevitably find yourself on a desolate highway in your jeep grand cherokee. and when you do, you'll be grateful for the adaptive cruise control that automaticly adjusts your speed when approaching slower traffic. and for the blind spot monitoring that helps remind you that the highway might not be as desolate... ...as you
i think the romney camp is pretty secure. they'd have to have a rogue agent inside their own finance team and i doubt they do. >> thank you. appreciate you being here. up next, how do you think joe walsh responded when someone called him a loose cannon? this is "hardball." the place for politics. here's my morning routine. gotta start the day off right. wardrobe. cute. then new activia breakfast blend. a great way to help start the day. mmm... creamy lowfat yogurt with grains in...
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do you agree with governor romney that the u.s. has to stay in afghanistan at these levels? >> no, i totally disagree. i think we need to square with the american people about what we've achieved. we need an honest conversation in this country about the sacrifices that have been made over nearly ten years. we haven't done a very good job defining and articulating what the end point is in afghanistan. and i think the american people are getting very tired about where we find ourselves today. >> are you suggesting, governor, that we just take all our troops out next week? >> did you hear what i just said? i said with she drawdown from 100,000. we don't immediate 100,000 troops in afghanistan. many of bhom canwhom can't cros wire. we need maybe 10,000 or 15,000. that will serve our interests in terms of intelligence gathering and special forces response capability. >> i stand with the commanders and have no information that suggests that pulling our troops out faster than that would do anything but put at great peril the extraordinary
do you agree with governor romney that the u.s. has to stay in afghanistan at these levels? >> no, i totally disagree. i think we need to square with the american people about what we've achieved. we need an honest conversation in this country about the sacrifices that have been made over nearly ten years. we haven't done a very good job defining and articulating what the end point is in afghanistan. and i think the american people are getting very tired about where we find ourselves...
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and the romney campaign, they're not tipping their hand romney might go. but you do see people like kelly ayotte, rob portman making a lot of campaign visits with mitt romney in ohio and other states, you look at tim pawlenty and his surrogate work. those kind of moves give a better indication of a top tier list than a chris christie who hasn't appeared with mitt romney on the campaign trail. those are your clues, but the big important thing to note is this pick is going to be coming pretty soon. either this month or next month with the republican convention in the latter part of august. >> can we scratch bob mcdonnell off the list after the announcement of his new role at the gop convention? >> i don't think we can cross him off the list, but i do think the people who are a little bit higher right now are the tim pawlentys, even bobby jindal of louisiana. certainly bob mcdonnell is in the mix. the one problem he has is he's been touting the virginia economy and how things are moving in the right direction for the commonwealth of virginia which really isn'
and the romney campaign, they're not tipping their hand romney might go. but you do see people like kelly ayotte, rob portman making a lot of campaign visits with mitt romney in ohio and other states, you look at tim pawlenty and his surrogate work. those kind of moves give a better indication of a top tier list than a chris christie who hasn't appeared with mitt romney on the campaign trail. those are your clues, but the big important thing to note is this pick is going to be coming pretty...
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earlier we played mitt romney was campaigning, he was out. a reporter asked him. he said kind of flip antly, even jimmy carter would have done that. >> i think you'll see this anniversary noted throughout the week. and to watch where the republicans are trying to do and how do you speck them to be? primaries are very personal in nature and i think president clinton had some issues during the campaign. it took a while. they're seeing that there is more of a comfort level between the two of them than they had thar.before. o ad wodn besurid i is coorlel y'rsing beeethe t othpublic now ter and yowill see the obama campaign turn on the cameras and say, okay, let's do this on camera. >> it all makes sense.one chuck todd, thank you for sticking around. s you a 50% ann. and who doesn't want 50% more cash? ugh, the baby. huh! and then the baby bear said, "i want 50% more cash in my bed!" mois..at's ♪an. cpe wante whatn yot? ha. cpe wante gi e r ♪ ithyatg rma th ffneontiincole rkupheooofye it wor inheli oanye. people will ve doubts out taking aspirinor pain. that's why
earlier we played mitt romney was campaigning, he was out. a reporter asked him. he said kind of flip antly, even jimmy carter would have done that. >> i think you'll see this anniversary noted throughout the week. and to watch where the republicans are trying to do and how do you speck them to be? primaries are very personal in nature and i think president clinton had some issues during the campaign. it took a while. they're seeing that there is more of a comfort level between the two of...
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i find, i watch the debate again and romney goes on, mitt romney we have this you called it a terrorist attack the day after? and obama, proceed. so romney is we have it on record the president of the united states says, and then obama points and says to candy crowley get the transcript. and she just happens to have it. so a little pow wow, you never know. >> i show you the ravings of rush limbaugh here to save you the time to listen to all three hours of it every day yourself. >> oh, thank you. >> but also because he does have a huge republican audience and this does explain what is the real belief among a lot of republicans about exactly how this works. they have a crazy view of what's possible monday night. >> they absolutely do. and what they don't like is that what really happened was romney tried to roll up on the president with bad facts and the president checked him on it. they didn't like that, so now they've come up with an alternate theory of reality and i'm sure they'll come up with some alternate theory of reality for monday's debate as well. i think it will be a mistake fo
i find, i watch the debate again and romney goes on, mitt romney we have this you called it a terrorist attack the day after? and obama, proceed. so romney is we have it on record the president of the united states says, and then obama points and says to candy crowley get the transcript. and she just happens to have it. so a little pow wow, you never know. >> i show you the ravings of rush limbaugh here to save you the time to listen to all three hours of it every day yourself. >>...
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it's a problematic argument for romney to make. he's looking at two facts which are pretty powerful for president obama and trying to figure out what can i do to minimize the impact or the benefit that the president gets or try to undercut them. it's not going to be easy to do it. he'll quickly get on the his other arguments about gdp growth and unemployment rate and shortcomings of the economic facts on the ground. >> if i were them, i would have laid low on the bin laden thing a day or two given the answ anniversary. john harwood. it's nice to see you. >> good to see you. >>> right after the show on the last word, lilly ledbetter herself. here coming up, best new thing in the world. stay with us. [ male announcer ] this is genco services -- mcallen, texas. in here, heavy rental equipment in the middle of nowhere, is always headed somewhere. to give it a sense of direction, at&t created a mobile asset solution to protect and track everything. so every piece of equipment knows where it is, how it's doing or where it goes next. ♪
it's a problematic argument for romney to make. he's looking at two facts which are pretty powerful for president obama and trying to figure out what can i do to minimize the impact or the benefit that the president gets or try to undercut them. it's not going to be easy to do it. he'll quickly get on the his other arguments about gdp growth and unemployment rate and shortcomings of the economic facts on the ground. >> if i were them, i would have laid low on the bin laden thing a day or...
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romney, and now romney is how he addresses the question of poor people -- let me play you some sound on what governor romney said about poor people. >> i'm in this race because i care about americans, i'm not concerns about the very poor, we have a safety net there. >> we're seeing a greater gap with those with the most and those with the least. the president wants to take away from the least. i want to help those left behind, i want to help the poor. >> he wants to help the poor, but he wasn't concerned about the poor early ner the cap pain. he is concerned about those left behind, but he embraced the ryan plan that cuts all of these programs, and he has the speaker talking about how he is not a loser because of his wealth. how do you support cutting bell grants and food stamps, but you're concerned about the poor. do they just not have their script together because boehner is off the same page. >> clearly it's politics. this is a season that we're in, and romney is trying to pivot to the general election. you saw this last week when he had those wins where he tried to sound a littl
romney, and now romney is how he addresses the question of poor people -- let me play you some sound on what governor romney said about poor people. >> i'm in this race because i care about americans, i'm not concerns about the very poor, we have a safety net there. >> we're seeing a greater gap with those with the most and those with the least. the president wants to take away from the least. i want to help those left behind, i want to help the poor. >> he wants to help the...
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team romney was forced to spend today talking about their candidates abortion stance after mitt romney said this yesterday to the des moines register. >> there's no legislation with regards to abortion that i'm familiar with that would become part of my agenda. >> president obama responded tonight in an interview on abc news. >> this is another example of governor romney hiding pogs he's been campaigning on for a year and a half. >> is it a lie? >> governor romney has made very clear that if a bill comes to his desk that overturns roe versus wade, that he would be fully supportive of that. he said, i will appoint justices that will overturn roe versus wade and now four weeks before an election he is trying to cloud the question when it comes to women's rights to control their own health care decisions. >> the president then said why it matters that mitt romney is now running away from the mitt romney from the republican primaries. >> the one thing that i think people -- republicans as well as democrats can say -- is that there has been consistency with me from the time that i started r
team romney was forced to spend today talking about their candidates abortion stance after mitt romney said this yesterday to the des moines register. >> there's no legislation with regards to abortion that i'm familiar with that would become part of my agenda. >> president obama responded tonight in an interview on abc news. >> this is another example of governor romney hiding pogs he's been campaigning on for a year and a half. >> is it a lie? >> governor romney...
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the key here for the fallout for romney. i was going back and trying to think of what are comparable examples we can think of in modern presidential elections. >> of course you were. >> when you think in those terms, it jumps out how extraordinary this is. when you think of the elements involved here, when you have a guy whose worst attributes are reinforced in an unforeseen way this close to the election. domestic alally of of george w. bush in 2000 with the dui revolution. he was elected president in 2000. remember throughout october of 2000, bush was leading al gore to the polls. to the extent there was conversation about this, bush will win the popular vote and may have a problem with the electoral vote. the weekend before the election, al gore passed george w. bush and won the popular vote on election day. we know what happened in florida. maybe it affected it and didn't, but it was a huge thing that came out of the blue. >> he'd been open about his past doing that, and this was a new person we were getting. >> it also
the key here for the fallout for romney. i was going back and trying to think of what are comparable examples we can think of in modern presidential elections. >> of course you were. >> when you think in those terms, it jumps out how extraordinary this is. when you think of the elements involved here, when you have a guy whose worst attributes are reinforced in an unforeseen way this close to the election. domestic alally of of george w. bush in 2000 with the dui revolution. he was...
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. >> these reforms were really a microcosm for what's going to happen in november with mitt romney's ideas versus obama's failed record on jobs and spending. i think it's good news for us for five months down the road. >> is the white house facing the reality they may have to pour more money into states of wisconsin and michigan to stave offvictory? >> the white house likes the fact that the numbers are showing this lead but they also know it's a lot that can happen between now and november. they're going to build upon this lead from what i'm hearing. but at the same time, we have a lot of little things out there that could happen that could cause problems. in the next couple of weeks, the decision by the supreme court on health care reform and that will be major for the president and also the economy. we have a little bit of time. right now the president is sitting in a good position for wisconsin, even though the wisconsineers voted to keep the current governor there. >> the exit polls show voters in wisconsin trust the president more when it comes to the economy. a new poll this m
. >> these reforms were really a microcosm for what's going to happen in november with mitt romney's ideas versus obama's failed record on jobs and spending. i think it's good news for us for five months down the road. >> is the white house facing the reality they may have to pour more money into states of wisconsin and michigan to stave offvictory? >> the white house likes the fact that the numbers are showing this lead but they also know it's a lot that can happen between...
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romney and obama looking at the women vote. for romney, will this continue to be a problem for him? how does he make his case it to overcome this? >> mitt romney talks about where he stands on abortion and being a pro-life candidate, and i'm not sure where congressman walsh was going on this. it made me scratch my head on this issue. at the end of the day, mitt romney has to be his own candidate and talk about the issues important to him. we know it's about jobs and economy. whether you're a man or woman, that's the number one issue out there. as long as mitt romney spends the next 12 days talking about that issue, he's fine. >> what are the halo effects in the midwest? >> it was unhelpful for mitt romney. the romney campaign has tried to distance itself for a long time. the entire republican party has run away from todd akin. you're going to see the same thing likely with joe walsh, but we saw in the debate that both candidates were going for the women's vote. this is, as we were just talking about, very important. the obama campaign wants to win it by double digits. this will not
romney and obama looking at the women vote. for romney, will this continue to be a problem for him? how does he make his case it to overcome this? >> mitt romney talks about where he stands on abortion and being a pro-life candidate, and i'm not sure where congressman walsh was going on this. it made me scratch my head on this issue. at the end of the day, mitt romney has to be his own candidate and talk about the issues important to him. we know it's about jobs and economy. whether...
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mitt romney's team is a dandy. they lied about the war on women, the automobile loan and the death of the number one terrorist. tonight i'm going to set the record straight. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> i just recommend that people take a look at people's previous statements in terms of whether they thought it was appropriate to go into pakistan and take out bin laden. >> mitt romney is running away from his rhetoric on bin laden, and he's digging a deeper hole in the process. >> richard wolffe on his disaster. >>> time after time the republicans have gotten together and they've said no. >> the president makes the case to workers. republicans are the problem. >> i send them a jobs bill that would have put hundreds of thousands of construction workers back to work repairing our roads, bridges, transit systems, they still said no. howard fineman on the president's big speech on jobs. >>> it was another war on women train wreck. >> it's about policy and whether or not you want to fix the structure disc
mitt romney's team is a dandy. they lied about the war on women, the automobile loan and the death of the number one terrorist. tonight i'm going to set the record straight. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> i just recommend that people take a look at people's previous statements in terms of whether they thought it was appropriate to go into pakistan and take out bin laden. >> mitt romney is running away from his rhetoric on bin laden, and he's digging a deeper...
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and of course you see governor romney back tracking. he hasn't been able to explain where he disagrees with the ryan budget. now recently he says he's for it 100%. two days ago he said there were some disagreements and it was his budget he was going to control. it's a mess. all we're talking about is medicare instead of the economy. all we're talking about is how the romney campaign screwed up again. it's brutal. and the stuff on stimulus, so unprepared. >> i'm going to get to both of those in just a moment. >> okay. >> let me show you some data. what bounce did mitt romney get from naming paul ryan from the ticket? a pretty small one compared to past candidates. now, t"the new york times" nate silver said it netted the romney campaign about a point. going to past tickets, the average was closer to six points. so the net/net of this so far whether it's the medicare conversation, whether it's the stimulus now response seems to be, you know, nothing there that's discernible. >> right. although i think paul ryan will give a good speech at
and of course you see governor romney back tracking. he hasn't been able to explain where he disagrees with the ryan budget. now recently he says he's for it 100%. two days ago he said there were some disagreements and it was his budget he was going to control. it's a mess. all we're talking about is medicare instead of the economy. all we're talking about is how the romney campaign screwed up again. it's brutal. and the stuff on stimulus, so unprepared. >> i'm going to get to both of...
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chief romney foreign policy advisor. nice to talk with you. >> good to be with you. >>> is this senator dick lugar's last week in american politics? we'll introduce you to the guy. a look ahead of the president's schedule. [ male announcer ] with six indulgently layered desserts, all at 150 calories or less, there's definitely a temptations for you. unless you're one of those people who doesn't like delicious stuff. temptations. it's the first jell-o that's just for adults. with the bankamericard cash rewards credit card, we earn more cash back for the things we buy most. 1% cash back everywhere, every time. 2% on groceries. 3% on gas. automatically. no hoops to jump through. no annual fee. that's 1% back on... wow! 2% on my homemade lasagna. 3% back on [ friends ] road trip!!!!!!!!!!!! [ male announcer ] get 1-2-3 percent cash back. apply online or at a bank of america near you. ♪ sven's home security gets the most rewards of any small business credit card! how does this thing work? oh, i like it! [ garth ] sven's sma
chief romney foreign policy advisor. nice to talk with you. >> good to be with you. >>> is this senator dick lugar's last week in american politics? we'll introduce you to the guy. a look ahead of the president's schedule. [ male announcer ] with six indulgently layered desserts, all at 150 calories or less, there's definitely a temptations for you. unless you're one of those people who doesn't like delicious stuff. temptations. it's the first jell-o that's just for adults. with...
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romney seems naive. i tweeted back do you think to the average joe and she tweeted back probably not. i think governor romney did enough to convince the average american that he was conversant with foreign policy and by a aligning himself with the president he absolutely reassured americans that there's not going to be hawkish guy in the white house, that they're going to have to worry about having another ground war in asia. i thought president obama won the debate dramatically on points. in terms of changing votes i think what the romney campaign did was very smart because all the walk backs, they're viewed by a million people. last night was viewed by 50 million people. >> howard, i think what you're seeing today in the aftermath of this debate is the president trying to make the walk backs and romnesia a character issue to undermine any belief that americans may have, okay. i can trust this guy that's not an elite plutocrat. >> the president has been making that since the first debate and it's not cl
romney seems naive. i tweeted back do you think to the average joe and she tweeted back probably not. i think governor romney did enough to convince the average american that he was conversant with foreign policy and by a aligning himself with the president he absolutely reassured americans that there's not going to be hawkish guy in the white house, that they're going to have to worry about having another ground war in asia. i thought president obama won the debate dramatically on points. in...
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i guess we're here tonight to refresh mitt romney's memory. the president proposed the american jobs act in 2011. this is a fact. i think i was covering the news when this was taking place. this was a $450 billion plan that would have created at least $1.3 million jobs and as many as 2 million jobs. what happened? well, it was rejected by the republicans. that's a fact. despite its bipartisan proposals. now, the full bill was introduced on the senate floor, this is a fact, october 11th, 2011. a partial bill, another one for teachers and first responders, that was introduced on october 17th. i promise you, folks, i'm not making this up. an infrastructure jobs bill was introduced on october 31st. my friends, all three bills failed to receive enough support from republicans to proceed. here's what republicans did pass in the house. maybe mitt should be talking about this. a useless bill to repeal the health care law, a bill to defund national public radio. hold it right there. how many of your neighbors have been complaining about npr? i mean, ok
i guess we're here tonight to refresh mitt romney's memory. the president proposed the american jobs act in 2011. this is a fact. i think i was covering the news when this was taking place. this was a $450 billion plan that would have created at least $1.3 million jobs and as many as 2 million jobs. what happened? well, it was rejected by the republicans. that's a fact. despite its bipartisan proposals. now, the full bill was introduced on the senate floor, this is a fact, october 11th, 2011. a...
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both romney, and here is romney's booster, walker who won saying you have to talk the future, not complain about the past. >> yeah, you have to talk about how people are going to get jobs. of course one of the ironies here is the president tried to get another jobs bill through and the congress refused to do it and that resulted in cut backs in state and local spending results in the pressure of the public employees, so they're coming at the president from all directions at once on this and they're going to try to make it difficult for them. scott walker said he would rule out seeks or wanting to be on the ticket with mitt romney, but the scott walker i saw last night seemed like a guy with an awful lot of advice to give to mitt romney and would like to give it at close range. >> you think he might be eukering for a spot? >> scott walker has the luster of battle on him, he just won this big victory, and conservatives are saying that he is the guy who showed the way forward, thousanded the mechanics and the message. just reflecting what i heard from republicans today. >> out of all of the p
both romney, and here is romney's booster, walker who won saying you have to talk the future, not complain about the past. >> yeah, you have to talk about how people are going to get jobs. of course one of the ironies here is the president tried to get another jobs bill through and the congress refused to do it and that resulted in cut backs in state and local spending results in the pressure of the public employees, so they're coming at the president from all directions at once on this...
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why isn't mitt romney doing better here? >> well, i think that's the question that the romney campaign particularly in states like ohio really have to get their head around. the fact that you have this trend line as the polls suggest that people are getting more comfortable with the direction of the economy or feel better about it, says that the romney message needs to get amped up about the importance of jobs and the action by bernanke will give them an opportunity to square it out a little bit by noting that the fed won't create jobs and the fed is pumping money into the economy and they are just printing all of the cash and at some point, you will have to deal with inflation which we are already dealing with, and when you are driving up the prices, the cost of goods and services and material, then, you nknow, where's an employer? is the small business owners that the senator talked about, where's the incentive to go out to create the jobs? so this is an opportunity for the romney campaign to put into perspective for the v
why isn't mitt romney doing better here? >> well, i think that's the question that the romney campaign particularly in states like ohio really have to get their head around. the fact that you have this trend line as the polls suggest that people are getting more comfortable with the direction of the economy or feel better about it, says that the romney message needs to get amped up about the importance of jobs and the action by bernanke will give them an opportunity to square it out a...
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so mitt romney's comments about the 47%. they go straight to the eltorate thatss arrogant condescending pollute cra carat. while i think it's an attack that plays well to thebase, i don't think it's going to have much res nens in the middle. >> we'll see. way ount to bng o g amy parns in. she's a white house correspondent on the hill. amy, what did you hear today. >> well, we heard two different things today. he wants to take the long view and he wants patience. think that's something he wanted to express going forward in the middle east. >> and also i want to bring a quote to your attention. helene cooper and robert worth have a piece in "the new york times" tt examines the ids h w t arab spring. they write bold words and support for democratic aspirations are not enough to engender good will in this region, especially not when hampered by america's own national security terests. how much of what's actually sai at the u.n., amie, you know, changes foreign policy? >> i don't think it's going do so much. this election is abou
so mitt romney's comments about the 47%. they go straight to the eltorate thatss arrogant condescending pollute cra carat. while i think it's an attack that plays well to thebase, i don't think it's going to have much res nens in the middle. >> we'll see. way ount to bng o g amy parns in. she's a white house correspondent on the hill. amy, what did you hear today. >> well, we heard two different things today. he wants to take the long view and he wants patience. think that's...
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a few lines on romney's resolve to hunt terrorists like these down, make romney look presidential, but whatever you do, do not interrupt the underlying dynamics of the election. this is, by and large, actually, the template that other major republicans have followed in their responses to the attacks. look at speaker john boehner's statement, for instance. he said, "we mourn the families of our countrymen in benghazi and condemn this horrific attack. 11 years after september 11th, this is a jolting reminder that freedom remains under siege by forces around the globe who relish violence over free expression and terror over democracy, and that america and free people everywhere must remain vigilant in defense of our liberties." it's simple, it's classy, it doesn't move the campaign too much. and this strategy for republicans, it makes sense. president obama, after all, has a wide lead in the polls on who is better on handling foreign policy and terrorism. if the candidates turn to those issues, that might help obama. and that brings us to the corollary of romney's comments. but the underl
a few lines on romney's resolve to hunt terrorists like these down, make romney look presidential, but whatever you do, do not interrupt the underlying dynamics of the election. this is, by and large, actually, the template that other major republicans have followed in their responses to the attacks. look at speaker john boehner's statement, for instance. he said, "we mourn the families of our countrymen in benghazi and condemn this horrific attack. 11 years after september 11th, this is a...
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romney's career at the core of this campaign but should it be? we'll knock that around with our "morning joe" crew. >>> when we come back here, we will huddle around the water cooler to reveal the brand-new official trailer for "anchorman 2," a film that while not written or shot is drawing comparisons to "casablanca," "on the waterfront" and "from justin to kelly." [ laughs ] whoo. ♪ oh. nice! great! [ laughs ] a shot like that calls for a postgame celebration. [ male announcer ] share what you love with who you love. kellogg's frosted flakes. they're gr-r-eat! >>> we told you at the top of the show president obama said mitt romney's record at boehner is an important issue in the general election campaign and intends to keep hitting him on it. they released a new ad highlighting an indiana factory that went bankrupt while boehner was the primary stockholder. want to sound smart tell your friends the obama campaign plans to spend $25 million on ads this month according to senior adviser david axelrod. mitt romney spent $18.1 million during his
romney's career at the core of this campaign but should it be? we'll knock that around with our "morning joe" crew. >>> when we come back here, we will huddle around the water cooler to reveal the brand-new official trailer for "anchorman 2," a film that while not written or shot is drawing comparisons to "casablanca," "on the waterfront" and "from justin to kelly." [ laughs ] whoo. ♪ oh. nice! great! [ laughs ] a shot like that calls...
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and i'm not sure that they do about romney. romney has said that i think people know me pretty well. they know him on a certain level, but i don't think it's enough for them to be drawn to him. >> and peter hart in his survey, they said he was wishy-washy and they didn't feel a deck to him. >> that's exactly right. he has to give them a sense that he believes more just in america and business and gingrich has as a father of the modern conservative movement a full track record. and romney's trek record in massachusetts as governor is one of working with the democratically controlled state legislature, involved a lot of compromise and something he doesn't want to talk about. >> thank you, robert draper. >> my pleasure. p. >>> and who had the worst week in washington? that's next. if they want "big" savings on car insurance, >>> and who had the worst week in washington? that's next. >>> and who had the worst week in washington? that's next. >>> and who had the in washington? that's next. ...or big hair... i think we have our answe
and i'm not sure that they do about romney. romney has said that i think people know me pretty well. they know him on a certain level, but i don't think it's enough for them to be drawn to him. >> and peter hart in his survey, they said he was wishy-washy and they didn't feel a deck to him. >> that's exactly right. he has to give them a sense that he believes more just in america and business and gingrich has as a father of the modern conservative movement a full track record. and...
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tim pawlenty and mitt romney, also no-shows at the conference. this one as pawlenty faces questions over his obamney comment. he was his tent to address the issue at the republican debate on monday. >> you don't want to saturday why you called governor romney's obama care? >> the issue raised from a question by a reporter, who are the similarities between the two. and i cited president obama's own words that he looked to massachusetts as a blueprint or a guy when he designed obama care. >> he admitted he made a mistake by not confronting romney in that situation. in a tweet, he wrote, on seizing debate opportunity, me zero. mitt one. i'm doing the right thing as governor. me one, mitt zero. last nights, pawlenty continued to address his dodging of the obmaney care issue. >> i should have been much clearer during the debate. i don't think we can have a nominee that was involved in the involvement and construction of obama care and continues to defend it. that was the question. i should have answered it directly. i stayed focus on obama. the questi
tim pawlenty and mitt romney, also no-shows at the conference. this one as pawlenty faces questions over his obamney comment. he was his tent to address the issue at the republican debate on monday. >> you don't want to saturday why you called governor romney's obama care? >> the issue raised from a question by a reporter, who are the similarities between the two. and i cited president obama's own words that he looked to massachusetts as a blueprint or a guy when he designed obama...
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there is a difference between romney -- there is a difference between mitt romney and barack obama, is there not? one is in favor of civil unions and legal protections. the other is not. >> the difference is that mitt romney is being honest about his position the whole way through. he's claiming that marriage should be between one man and one woman. it's barack obama who if he got on your show and you asked him that question, he would say the same thing. then he would march out the vice president to confuse the issue and have all of his surrogates talking about obama's nuanced position on the issue, but yet, when confronted on the issue, obama says marriage is between a man and a woman. what i'm suggesting to you, andrea, barack obama will say and do anything and have other people around him say and do anything to help him get elected. that's what this is about. >> thanks very much. we'll have to leave it there. the republican chairman reince priebus. >> you bet. >> coming up, we'll talk about what's happening in europe. the french elections when we come back. i'm a coach. but when i w
there is a difference between romney -- there is a difference between mitt romney and barack obama, is there not? one is in favor of civil unions and legal protections. the other is not. >> the difference is that mitt romney is being honest about his position the whole way through. he's claiming that marriage should be between one man and one woman. it's barack obama who if he got on your show and you asked him that question, he would say the same thing. then he would march out the vice...
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you'll remember a while back the romney campaign insisted mitt romney himself insisted that he never paid less than 13% in taxes. in fact, over the entire 20-year period the campaign is telling us know as we see for ourselves that the average annual effective tax rate, what he paid as an average over 20 years was roughly 20%. they say the lowest annual federal tax rate he never paid was 13.6%. of course, tamron, as he comes here to las vegas, this is his first trip to nevada, which is viewed as a key battle ground state in seven weeks. a trip last weekend was canceled because of some problems -- excuse me. it's his first trip in seven weeks to colorado, which is taking place on monday. he took other trips here in nevada. we will hear from him shortly when he comes to the unlv campus with the folks here. >> thank you. let me bring in mark murray from our team before we get to the panel. mark, romney's effective tax rate 2011, 14%. that's about what he said, but that's obviously lower than many americans who make far less. back to the timing here. is this an attempt to change this subj
you'll remember a while back the romney campaign insisted mitt romney himself insisted that he never paid less than 13% in taxes. in fact, over the entire 20-year period the campaign is telling us know as we see for ourselves that the average annual effective tax rate, what he paid as an average over 20 years was roughly 20%. they say the lowest annual federal tax rate he never paid was 13.6%. of course, tamron, as he comes here to las vegas, this is his first trip to nevada, which is viewed as...
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romney is so far ahead. steven schwartz man, the biggest private equity fund manager in the world, therefore, fundamentally romney has -- >> if it came down to money, then we wouldn't be talking about newt gingrich. >> and gingrich is not running a traditional campaign. he doesn't advisers, media budget. and romney could benefit the longer. but organization matters. look at how the president is organizing. his first ads are about getting people involved state to state because he'll have a billion dollars to spend, but items how they organize, how they use social media and all the rest. >> there was a great article about how they linked their structure to races in north carolina. obama has a different look at this election. and david hit it on the head. they think of it as door to door, bring people out. these republican candidates of think of inspiring voters. >> they're working ohio in terms of getting the -- obama -- they understand the grass roots will be the key, the linchpin of their campaign effort. bu
romney is so far ahead. steven schwartz man, the biggest private equity fund manager in the world, therefore, fundamentally romney has -- >> if it came down to money, then we wouldn't be talking about newt gingrich. >> and gingrich is not running a traditional campaign. he doesn't advisers, media budget. and romney could benefit the longer. but organization matters. look at how the president is organizing. his first ads are about getting people involved state to state because he'll...
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it's not just about mitt romney. this is going to set a temp plat, if he wins, if he's successful in this big lie strategy of running for president, this will become a template for campaigns on both sides of the aisle moving forward. as you know, people who run campaigns are always waging the last campaign, whatever won there, they're going to drag it into the next cycle or the present cycle. imagine if we find out that you can lie so brazenly and not have to pay for it in a presidential campaign. in fact, you can triumph through lying. it will be quite an extraordinary thing. >> let's take a look at it, ron and john. let's look at last night. here he is presenting himself as a man of peace saying military action was the furthest thing from his mind, even on iran, on iran. last resort he's talking. let's watch. >> it's also essential for us to understand what our mission is in iran, that is to dissuade iran from having a nuclear weapon through peaceful and diplomatic means. i laid out seven steps. crippling sanctions
it's not just about mitt romney. this is going to set a temp plat, if he wins, if he's successful in this big lie strategy of running for president, this will become a template for campaigns on both sides of the aisle moving forward. as you know, people who run campaigns are always waging the last campaign, whatever won there, they're going to drag it into the next cycle or the present cycle. imagine if we find out that you can lie so brazenly and not have to pay for it in a presidential...